Police hunt suspects after shots fired near Leighton Buzzard school

Summarised from BBC Beds Bucks And Herts's report · Updated 5 Nov, 09:40 · Archive

Police are searching for suspects after shots were heard near a school in Leighton Buzzard on Wednesday.

Police are searching for suspects after reports of a firearm being discharged near Grebe Drive in Leighton Buzzard on Wednesday afternoon. Greenleas School, nearby, went into lockdown as a precaution. Officers identified a car thought to be at the scene, but it failed to stop, prompting a pursuit.

The eight-mile chase ended in Dunstable when the vehicle crashed into an unrelated car on Porz Avenue. One man was treated for minor injuries in the collision. The suspects fled on foot and remain at large. The road has been closed whilst emergency services deal with the incident.

Greenleas School confirmed it would reopen on Thursday and thanked children, staff and parents 'for their composure and calm during the incident'. Bedfordshire Police said officers would remain in the area and asked anyone with information to contact them.

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• Search for suspects after shot heard near schoolBedfordshire Police say a school in Leighton Buzzard was locked down as a precaution.BBC Beds Bucks And Herts · 5 Nov, 09:13

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